Varo Money just received conditional approval from the OCC. Now it has to raise capital, create a CRA plan and get a go-ahead from the FDIC.

The Los Angeles company will also gain its first branches in Nevada after completing the $467 million acquisition.

For each of the last three years, Choice Financial has unveiled an elaborate practical joke on April 1 as part of a quirky marketing campaign.

With the large storm threatening coasts in Virginia and the Carolinas, some banks are planning to shutter branches for the rest of this week.

Happy State Bank and others use rewards, rather than punishments, to encourage employees to stay vigilant and catch fraud and cybersecurity issues.

A family-owned community bank in Oklahoma is testing a Spotify-like service by fintech Meed that allows customers to pay $9.95 a month to obtain digital banking services.

The proposed rule is another step in the agency's implementation of a regulatory relief bill that President Trump signed into law in May.

Consumer advocates and academics recently removed from the Consumer Advisory Board said they were "disappointed" that the board will be reconstituted with fewer members.

PNC's Todd Barnhart, incoming Consumer Bankers Association chair, says the group is concentrating on the impending process of modernizing the Community Reinvestment Act among other issues that do not require action on Capitol Hill.

Casey Crawford, CEO of Movement Mortgage, bought First State Bank in Virginia last year. He has since injected more capital into the bank in an effort to reinvent it.

A community bank in Pennsylvania made up its own holiday of sorts — including a product demonstration and a 1982 DeLorean reminiscent of "Back to the Future" — to encourage bank customers to try out new fintech features.

A companywide survey at First National Bank Alaska found that employees wanted more training and development. This is how the bank responded.

On Jun. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

On Jun. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

Many workers get extra days off to celebrate all kinds of things, from their birthdays to a good regulatory exam score, or as a reward for charitable giving and other community involvement.

Dawn Morris, formerly of Webster Financial, will also oversee marketing and customer experience.

The agency announced a new lineup for the Consumer Advisory Board after having fired its previous members and those of two other panels.

First Bank Financial Centre's Mark Mohr personalizes work anniversary cards by drawing sketches on them highlighting employees' interests.

Acquiring fintechs can be a smart way for banks to access needed tech talent, but they must be careful not to stifle innovation in the merger.

Club owners used to be able to get bank loans, but that changed as the de-risking wave reshaped banks' relationships with pot firms, exotic dancers and many others. Whether the taboo can or should last becomes a big question as adult entertainment keeps growing.